The dysfunction in Washington cannot prevent us from meeting our responsibilities as a world leader. Congress must put aside petty squabbles and rise to the occasion to provide proper funding for Israel and ensure we’re combating antisemitism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hate here at home.

One C. Schenck cleans his gutters in 1898, and other public spiritedness from The Star of yesteryear.

In this week’s installment, your vote is sought. Don’t want to hear it? There’s also heartwarming thanks and classic cars.

The real estate report: Amagansett to Southampton Village.

Thirty-three years ago, Theo Landi’s sister-in-law Geri Sanicola said to her, “This town needs a party shop.” Mrs. Landi replied, “You find a spot and maybe we’ll do it.” The Party Shoppe has been helping to make birthday parties and holidays complete ever since.

Seth Turner, the superintendent of the Amagansett School District for the last five years, has resigned "effective immediately," the district announced Wednesday night.

The East Hampton Town Police Department has given the all-clear signal at the Amagansett School after a bomb threat was received by email just before 9 a.m. Wednesday. The school — where the day's classes were just beginning — was immediately evacuated, police said in a release.

Ahead of the Nov. 7 general election, key deadlines for voter registration and absentee balloting are coming up in the next two weeks.

Visiting hours for Frederick William Yardley, a retired Springs School history teacher and administrator, will be held on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral will be held on Thursday morning at 11 at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton. A full obituary will appear in Thursday's paper. 

How Kurt Vonnegut, acerbic citizen of Planet Earth, anticipated the current ecological crisis and the need to go green.

Ryan Sherman’s many hats include photographer, media consultant, and musician, but his newest venture, the “Highly Educated” podcast, focuses on his millennial East End peers and their ventures, in the hope of helping his former classmates make a go of it here.

The next performance at LTV Studios, “A Milonga for Gabriel Isaacs,” is a brew of comedy, drama, music, and passion about a just-divorced man looking for love on the dance floor, and that dance is the tango.

David Netto's new book covers his interior design projects and his eclectic aesthetic, blending modern and classic pieces. He will speak about both at BookHampton on Saturday.

Neil Simon’s last play, the comedy “Rose and Walsh,” will launch the 2023-24 season of the Hampton Theatre Company in Quogue.

The Hamptons International Film Festival has announced its award winners, who were given a total of $124,000 in cash or goods and services.

Stand-up comedy from the Sticks and Stones Comedy Club, a classical piano concert, and a solo show about a woman’s complicated family life and her return to Cuba are all at the Southampton Cultural Center.

The Church in Sag Harbor will present a lecture and two workshops devoted to break dancing, and a contemporary music concert inspired by an April Gornik painting.

Caroline Doctorow and the Kennedys will bring folk-rock and roots music to Bridgehampton.

Coming to Bay Street: the Complete Unknowns with a concert of Bob Dylan’s classics, and the Ha Ha Hamptons Comedy Tour, featuring four stand-up veterans.

Everything you want to know about Smash Burgers, from where to find them to how to make them to how to sauce them, in this week's Seasons by the Sea.